A Lady at Willowgrove Hall

Cecily Faire is a teacher at a
girls’ school and has been offered a position as a lady’s companion, an
opportunity she cannot afford to pass up.
She accepts the position, travels to her new home and instantly
encounters a challenge. Her past comes
back to stare her straight in the face.
She also is introduced to the Stanton family, who make her feel
welcome. She is drawn to Nathaniel
Stanton, who is the steward of Willowgrove Hall. He likewise finds her fascinating, but both
have secrets they are keeping and are determined not to let their hearts sway
them. Nathaniel has plans for his future
and they don’t include a wife just yet; however, once he meets Cecily, he
cannot stop thinking about her. Cecily
likes Mrs. Trent, but soon finds out she has secrets of her own that no one is
willing to talk about.

Cecily begins to search for her
twin sister whom she hasn’t had any contact with for five years. All she has is her name and the city where
she moved to five years ago. Nathaniel
helps her in her search, which allows them to spend more time together. One night on her search, when she is all
alone and discouraged, Cecily reaches the end of her running from God and
begins to trust Him again. The truths
her mother taught her before her death about God and His Word begin to
resurface. She realizes God is nothing
like her earthly father and would never abandon her.

This is a heartwarming
romance! I don’t know if there will be
any more books in this series, but if not, I’ll be on the lookout for more books
from this author. The characters of Mrs.
Trenton, Cecily and Nathaniel were well-done and I could really follow the
budding romance of Cecily and Nathaniel well.
The relationship between Cecily and Mrs. Trenton was so touching. Cecily could see what years of bitterness and
not trusting others did to a woman, and how it determined the perception of the
whole village. Cecily also was able to
witness forgiveness, see its ability to heal and in turn learn how to forgive
and trust someone other than herself.

Why we do what we do

When this blog began it was during a time of raising my sons and care taking for ailing inlaws. Before those seasons ended this blog morphed into writing reviews and interviewing authors. With the constant change in the Christian publishing industry and our society, our purpose expanded.

With my girlfriend coming alongside, we review all sorts of novels, hunting for sound stories. While there are a couple genres we will not review for several reasons, we remain open to looking into new opportunities to read and share about good books!

In all of what we do we aim to bring glory to God and Christ Jesus in the ministry of blogging which we believe He has blessed us to do. We are always amazed that we get to wake up and do something with such profound joy each and everyday.